Zhao Steward of Dingguo Duke's Mansion is a middle-aged man with a clear face. Looking at his straight back, steady steps and faint murderous aura, it is not difficult to see that this Zhao Steward is a person who has been on the battlefield.
If it weren't for her experience in her previous life, Jiang Ningbao would not have noticed the murderous aura in this shrewd butler Zhao. She couldn't help but think of the Duke Ding who only knew his name but didn't see him. Xie Jingyi's adoptive father, when it comes to Duke Ding, everyone in the Dayue Dynasty knows him well.
He is also the person Jiang Ningbao admires the most.
Now there are only twenty-eight, but he is already the God of War of the Great Viet Dynasty that makes the enemy fearful.
Such a man who defended his family and defended the country with iron bones, who would have thought that he would suffer from a secret injury two years later, and die suddenly when he was just 30 years old.
The hero Xie Jingyi has become the new Dingguo Duke.
Jiang Ningbao thought of the memory of the traveler who woke up and received, gently stroked the ruby bracelet on his wrist, licked his pink lips, and fell into deep thought.
"Ma'am, Mr. Zhao's visit this time is for the marriage between the eldest son and Miss Jiang Si." As expected of a former soldier, Butler Zhao went straight to the door as soon as he came, explaining his purpose straightforwardly.
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent for a moment.
Mrs. Jiang's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition rose from the bottom of her heart. She glanced at Jiang Ningbao, the granddaughter, and asked calmly, "What does Steward Zhao mean by that?"
Mrs. Zhang wrung the handkerchief in her hand, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and asked with a smile: "Housekeeper Zhao, my niece has turned sixteen. I wonder when my son will marry my niece?"
Jiang Ningbao withdrew her thoughts, and looked at Butler Zhao calmly with her eyes.
Butler Zhao frowned slightly when he thought of the eldest son's resolute resignation attitude, and sighed inwardly, feeling pity for the Fourth Miss of the Jiang family.
"Zhao was ordered by the son to break the engagement between the son and Miss Jiang Si."
The hall was dead silent, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.
The maids and women did not dare to take a breath.
A look of worry flashed across Jiang Mingyao's beautiful eyes, and she couldn't help tugging Jiang Ningbao's sleeve lightly. Jiang Ningbao turned her head and smiled softly at her, her extremely beautiful eyes were calm.
Jiang Mingyao was taken aback.
The Fourth Sister reacted strangely.
After a long while, Mrs. Jiang took a sip of the tea soup, showed a stiff smile, and confirmed with a dry tone: "Butler Zhao, are you wrong? Why did the eldest son break the engagement with my fourth girl?"
Steward Zhao shook his head and sighed, "This is the son's decision."
Mrs. Jiang no longer took chances, her face could not hide her anger, and with a 'bang', the pastel flower and bird teacup in her hand was slapped heavily on the coffee table.
"Steward Zhao, the matter of retiring is related to the reputation of the girl in the uncle's mansion. Forgive me for not being able to agree to resign. No matter how noble the daughter of Marquis Anyuan is, she must be inferior to the granddaughter of the old man."
"This marriage cannot be withdrawn!"
Mrs. Jiang's tone was firm, she stared sharply at Butler Zhao, emphasizing every word.
"Mother is right. This marriage cannot be withdrawn. My niece has always abided by the etiquette and law, kept herself safe, and has never done anything out of line. The status of the prostitute of Marquis Anyuan is indeed higher than my niece, but she is the one who ruined her innocence under the eyes of everyone." , why do you want to withdraw my niece's marriage and ruin her reputation to make it possible for that eldest lady?"
"Could it be that you bullied my niece without the protection of her parents?"
"My son's move is too deceitful!"
"How this marriage was settled in the first place, Housekeeper Zhao must also know that it is really ungrateful for the son to want to dissolve the engagement."
Mrs. Zhang was furious, her tone full of aggressiveness.
The niece's marriage is the link to Duke Dingguo's mansion, without this marriage, the status of Uncle Changning's mansion will definitely plummet.
She, the lady of the uncle's house, will surely lose her glory.
The eldest daughter's status in her husband's family will also plummet, which Zhang cannot tolerate.
Jiang Ningbao looked at this scene indifferently, his eyes flashed with a touch of complexity, the people in Changningbo Mansion are not villains, but when it comes to their own interests...
At this time, Mrs. Zhang turned to Jiang Ningbao, pulled her soft hand, patted her softly, and comforted her: "Four girls, don't be afraid, my aunt will not let you be bullied for nothing."
"I trust my grandmother and great aunt."
Jiang Ningbao returned a trusting smile, and the brows were full of pity and fragility, like a pure and soft lotus flower, which made people unable to take their eyes off.
Steward Zhao had noticed the two girls from the uncle's mansion in the hall as early as he came in, but out of politeness, he didn't look closely.
It was only then that they found out that Miss Jiang Si, who was dismissed by the eldest son, was also among them.
At first glance, I was amazed by the slender and beautiful Jiang Ningbao.
Butler Zhao couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and unbearable.
Unexpectedly, the son's fiancée, Miss Jiang Si, would be such a delicate girl who could not help being cared for.
In fact, the eldest son insisted on breaking off the engagement, and divorced the Fourth Miss of the Changningbo Mansion. Butler Zhao disagreed in his heart. The Fourth Miss of the Jiang family was sixteen years old and could marry into Dingguo Duke's Mansion only after the date of marriage was set.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong.
The eldest son of the world actually rescued the eldest daughter of Marquis Anyuan by going into the water at Princess Rui's peach blossom banquet, ruined the other party's innocence, and insisted on annulling the marriage and marrying the eldest daughter of Marquis Anyuan.
The old lady disagreed, and promised that if Marquis Anyuan agreed, she could marry the eldest daughter of Marquis Anyuan as a wife, but the eldest son knelt in the old lady's yard for a day, forcing the old lady to agree.
Butler Zhao felt very uncomfortable. In his heart, the old lady and the Duke were the real masters of the mansion, and the son was just the young master who was adopted from the Xie family's direct line.
Besides, this son is only an internal decision, and the Duke of the State has not yet handed in the booklet to determine the name of the son, which is in name only.
But thinking about the situation of the Duke of the State, this son of the prince will definitely be the future master of the Duke's Mansion if there is no accident.
Butler Zhao sighed inwardly.
"The matter of retiring with the fourth lady of your mansion is the idea of the elder son. The Duke of the country didn't know about it. My old lady couldn't resist the elder son, so she agreed to Zhao's coming to withdraw the engagement."
Butler Zhao didn't want the old lady and the Duke to take the blame, so he explained aloud.
Upon hearing Steward Zhao's words, Mrs. Zhang patted the back of Jiang Ningbao's hand again, turned around with a serious face, and stared at Steward Zhao with sullen eyes. She sneered: "The prince of the Duke's Mansion has such a big face." , If you say divorce, you will withdraw, he has thought about how much it will hurt the woman, even if it is the man who is at fault, after the divorce, what good marriage can my niece say?"
Butler Zhao's expression was suffocated, his old face flushed, his lips moved, and he wanted to argue but couldn't bring it up. In the end, this matter was the son's fault.
"This... This twisted melon is not sweet. The eldest son wants to withdraw from the marriage. We servants can only do so, but the old lady said that she will compensate the fourth lady of your mansion."
Jiang Ningbao's brows twitched, he glanced at Butler Zhao, and thought to himself, finally here.
The male lead's resignation and generous compensation in the book are the beginning of the blackening of the vicious female supporting role Jiang Ningbao in this novel of the heroine's rebirth, opening the road to Jiang Ningbao's blackening.
As a vicious female supporting role in a weak white lotus appearance, she really made the most of her weak beauty and vicious scheming.
Jiang Ningbao thought of the crazy and vicious "self" in the book, and a gleam of interest flashed in his eyes.
Speaking of it, she and this vicious female partner are both different from what they appear to be.
Really interesting.
Mrs. Zhang was taken aback when she heard the words, and twisted the handkerchief in her hand. Mrs. Jiang glanced at Butler Zhao, took a sip of the tea, her expression unmoved.
"compensate?"
A clear and pleasant voice suddenly sounded, and everyone couldn't help but look at Jiang Ningbao, the slender and weak client who suddenly spoke.
"Steward Zhao, tell me, how will the son of the world compensate me?"
Mrs. Jiang frowned slightly, feeling a strange feeling in her heart, she couldn't help examining this granddaughter who still looked weak and deceitful, and always felt that something was wrong.
"Fourth girl, just relax. Grandmother will definitely make the decision for you. No amount of compensation is as important as your reputation."
Zhang's lips moved, but he didn't say anything in the end.
"Thank you, grandma." Jiang Ning's body was full of happiness, showing a soft smile, but she thought to herself that the old lady would be slapped in the face by what she said soon.
Jiang Ningbao turned her head to the side, and looked at Butler Zhao with a pair of beautiful eyes.
"Steward Zhao, you haven't said what compensation the Duke's Mansion will give me?"
"Returning to Miss Fourth, the Elder Brother promised that if Miss Fourth agrees to withdraw from this marriage, he will recognize Miss Fourth as his younger sister and record it in the genealogy. When Miss Fourth gets married, the Elder Master will give a generous dowry."
"Miss Si, once you become the younger sister of the eldest son, you will be the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion. With your status rising, it will not be difficult to make a good marriage."
Unbearable flashed in Zhao Butler's eyes, he bit the bullet and said the compensation of the son, and felt sympathy for the weak and beautiful Miss Jiang Si in front of him.
The fiancée became a younger sister, only Shizi could figure it out, and it had to be said that this was an irresistible compensation.
Uncle Changning's Mansion is a declining noble family, and the glory of the Uncle Changning's Mansion was continued only by being related to the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as Butler Zhao said this, everyone in the hall had different expressions.
Mrs. Jiang, who just said that no amount of compensation is as important as your reputation, changed her expression slightly. She took a sip of tea and remained silent, as if weighing the pros and cons.
Mrs. Zhang's breathing was stagnant, and her eyes flickered. Don't look at her just defending her marriage for her niece who lost her parents. In fact, Mrs. Zhang already knew in her heart that the marriage of her niece might be a mess. In the end, it is still for your own benefit.
As long as the niece becomes the younger sister of the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion and continues to be related to the Duke's Mansion, her Yao'er will be able to marry better, and the eldest daughter's status in the husband's family will not be shaken.
There was silence in the hall.
Steward Zhao waited quietly, patiently.